Bot Revolution: build your chatbot from scratch

GIULIO SANTOLI, VITO FLAVIO LORUSSO

Do you want to learn how to create a chat bot that runs on most known platforms like Telegram, Facebook Messenger, Slack and Skype?
Do you want to make them context aware and capable of translating human language into valuable actions?
Join us in this workshop to develop a chat bot from scratch.

DURATION
The workshop is full-day (8 hours) from 9:00 to 18:00, with one hour lunch break.

CHECK IN: 8:30 – 9:00

PRICES:
Every 8 hours workshop’s ticket is fixed:
– to 130 € from the beginning of the sales till the 26th of January;
– to 160 € from the 27th of January till the 23rd of February;
– to 190 € from the 24th of February till the 14th of March;
– to 220 € from the 15th of March till the 15th of March till the end of sales.

Join us in this workshop to develop a chat bot from scratch, using the Bot Framework that automatically uses the different communication channels for you and let you just focus on the interaction with the user. You’ll also learn how to use the Language Understanding Intelligent Service and other Cognitive Services APIs to enrich your bot with intelligence and powerful algorithms.
Samples will be provided in different programming languages such as Node.js and C#.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES
– learn the role of chatbots as new way to interact with digital services
– learn how to develop a chatbot using the Microsoft Bot Framework
– learn how to keep the context in a chatbot conversation
– learn how to extend chatbot features with Cognitive Services, Language Understanding and Machine Learning
– learn how to use a serverless approach to develop a scalable bot AI

WHO THE WORKSHOP IS DEDICATED TO?
This workshop is dedicated to anybody interested in developing a chatbot as a font-end interface of a rich interaction between a human and a set of digital services.

PREREQUISITES NEEDED FROM ATTENDEES
– A basic knowledge of common programming languages (Node.js or C#)
– A basic knowledge about developing and consuming REST APIs
– A basic knowledge about common chat channels such as Facebook Messenger, Skype and Slack.

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
– Bring your laptop running MacOs, Linux or Windows (latest os versions)
– Double check the following requirements to make sure you will maximize the time spent with us: https://github.com/gjuljo/botworkshop/blob/master/README.md

WARNING:Seats are limited.The workshop will be held only if the minimun number of attendees is reached.